NATIONAL TREASURE APPLICATION
PART A: Educational Details
In order to submit your application for designation as a “national treasure”, please fill
in the form below providing all the information required.
ORGANISATION PROVIDING PLACEMENT
Department of Health:
Behavioural Insights Team, based in the strategy and analysis division.
PLACEMENT LOCATION AND ADDRESS
Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NS
POST TITLE: behavioural insights team – senior policy advisor and researcher
PLACEMENT DURATION
This is open to negotiation. Ideally 6 months, but 3 months to a year.
START DATE (complete if fixed)
From April but flexible
IS THE PLACEMENT AVAILABLE EVERY YEAR?
Yes
PROPOSED ATTACHMENT SUPERVISOR
Dan Berry, programme manager in the Behavioural Insights Team
[email protected] 020 7210 6219
PROPOSED EDUCATION SUPERVISOR
Dr John Watson and Dr Gina Radford, Deputy Chief Medical Officers at the
Department of Health will provide educational supervision and oversight for the DH
National Treasure registrars‟ programme
PROJECT (please provide a brief description of the project if pre-determined)
This is an opportunity to work across an exciting area of policy
development and research innovation in DH – and with colleagues in
NHS England.
The post will provide an opportunity to apply an understanding of human
behaviour to a range of health challenges, design and lead research projects,
and communicate this learning to the NHS, national and local government
commissioners, and DH policy-makers.
The behavioural insights approach is expanding quickly and to good effect
across health and care services. The post holder will help embed this
approach more fully in NHS England, following a strong commitment in the
recently published Five Year Forward View.
The post holder would have an opportunity to work a diverse and high profile
range of health policy and implementation challenges. These would be
discussed with the successful post holder. Upcoming projects include:
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Decisions about how patients access NHS services
NHS efficiencies
Supporting self-care and prevention
long term care funding reforms
Background: DH established a Behavioural Insights Team in 2012. The team
works closely with the Behavioural Insights Team (the „Nudge Unit‟) formerly
based at the Cabinet Office; and with a sister team in Public Health England.
The team increasingly supports innovative research projects with NHS
commissioner and providers, including the new strategy unit in NHS England.
The team comprises a programme manager and two analysts, alongside
public health, NHS Leadership Academy and PhD student placements. The
team has close links with a number of world-leading behavioural scientists
and senior officials in DH and the NHS.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
No
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Recognise the need for policy work to address problems
Identify the key issues which must be addressed when developing policy
options
Propose evidence-based policy options for solving problems and develop
appropriate strategy
Collate and interpret information and advice from clinical/ other colleagues to
inform policy or strategy
Negotiate and influence in a multi-agency arena
Work in partnership with other agencies on problems of high complexity
Apply the theoretical models of behaviour change for the general population
and high risk/ hard to reach groups
Influence professional groups outside public health in giving advice to and
making brief interventions with patients/clients on health behaviour issues.
Present and communicate population health intelligence in effective ways in
order to develop local and national policy
Define appropriate outcome measures and data requirements for specific
research proposals, both quantitative and qualitative
Identify the resource implications of varied research strategies
Use one or more research methods to support work undertaken in a service or
research setting, disseminating findings appropriately
PERSON SPECIFICATION (please state any essential or desirable attributes
beyond those listed in the trainee Guidance e.g. academic record, specific
experience or other requirement needed by applicant)
Applicant should
*Be on a formally accredited specialist training programme in public health
* Have passed Part A and normally Part B (OSPHE) of the MFPH, and have
completed phase two of their training
* Have made satisfactory progression through annual assessments (ARCP/ RITA)
* Have agreement from their educational supervisor and the Deanery Training
Programme Director agreeing provision of Educational Supervision for particular
policy areas
* Be available for a fixed period of 6 months WTE/pro rata to contract, (up to 1 year)
* Available to participate in an interview as part of the recruitment round
*The successful applicant will be bound by the Civil Service Code and Official
Secrets Act
and have
Essential: an interest in behaviour insights and behaviour change techniques.
Desirable: Experience of applying behavioural interventions.
APPLICATION DEADLINE (if start date is fixed)
20 March
SELECTION PROCEDURE (please provide details of the application process for
trainees interested in the slot)
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Application with CV, letter with statement of interests and main learning
outcomes envisaged as being addressed by the placement.
Interview as necessary, most likely to be in late March/early April – date to be
confirmed
EQUAL ACCESS ARRANGEMENT (please explain how you would ensure this
placement is potentially available to all suitable trainees)
Open to applicants who work part time.
This post is London based and requires the post holder to be primarily based
at the DH office, albeit with some opportunity to work remotely.
National advertisements are placed through training directors, faculty website,
trainee e-groups and networks and with regular circulation of opportunities
around trainee‟s network to keep awareness of possibilities high.
DH has a policy of equal opportunity. This means that everyone who works
for the Department is treated equally, whatever their race, colour, ethnic or
national origin, sex, marital status, responsibility for children or dependents,
disability, sexual orientation (lesbians and gay men), religious or political
beliefs. This also means that applications are welcome from all sections of
the community. We are particularly keen to increase the number of disabled
staff employed by the Department.
LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING ADVISOR(S)
Name(s) and email address(es):
Dr Jane Scarlett, PH Training Programme Director, Health Education England
CONTACT FOR POTENTIAL APPLICANTS (please provide contact details and
relevant links for trainees to enquire about this placement)
Name and address:
Dan Berry
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NS
020 7210 6240
Email address of person submitting this application
[email protected]
Has this post/placement received prospective GMC approval?
Yes
No
PART B- Contractual Matters
Please complete the below. Please note this information will now be made available
via the Faculty of Public Health’s website.
Who is responsible for costs (please „X‟ the appropriate section)
Placement provider
Deanery / employer
Trainee
Costs
Basic salary costs
On Call Costs
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x
Out of hours salary cost
(if appropriate)
On costs of employment
Subsistence (travel and
accommodation) to
attend placement
Subsistence (travel and
accommodation) related
to work undertaken on
the placement
x
Who indemnifies for 3
party claims
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Who will be responsible
for Health & Safety at
work?
x
Who authorises study
leave? How much time
is allowed?
Who funds study leave
expenses limit?
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x
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